Britain

London

Amersham Arms, 388 New Cross Road, SE14 (0181 692 2047). New Cross tube/BR
Music 8pm. "Tuesday is Irish folk night and sessions are usually lively.
Sunday nights also feature Irish bands, while other nights are variously
themed, including indie rock on Wednesdays and C&W on Saturdays."

Filthy MacNastys & The Whiskey Cafe, 68 Amwell St, EC1
Shane MacGowan often sits at the bar and his Pogues gold discs are
displayed on the walls. Trad sessions some nights and at weekends in the
back bar.

Gambles, High Street, Harlesdon, NW 10
Traditional Irish music session Sunday 6-8pm. "Please warn folks that this is
in a pretty tough neigborhood and a long walk from the Willesden Junction tube
stop. The pub is just across the street from The Mean Fiddler, a venue for concerts."

The Man in the Moon, Norfolk Street, Cambridge
Sunday night 9.30pm Irish sessions. Cambridge Folk Club Fridays.
Mayflower Folk Club Tuesdays. Frequent performances by local and national
groups. Open nights about once a month.
www.mayflowerfolkclub.org.uk

Royal Standard, Mill Road, Cambridge
Thursday night Irish sessions.

White Swan, Mill Rd, Cambridge
Irish session.

The Rising Sun, Charlewood (near Gatwick)
Singaround in the back room on the last Wednesday.
All singers and musicians welcome.

The Limelights Bar, next to the Playhouse, Nottingham
L'Assemblie Francaise on the first wednesday.
Phone 115 941 8467. A gathering of midlands pipers, hurdy gurdy and
box players who perform Massif Centrale type music.

Rosie O'Grady's Irish Pub, Park End Street, Oxford
Open Session every Tuesday 8.30pm. Players perks are pints costing L1 and
free sandwiches. All welcome. May also have occasional sessions on
other nights.

The Cod & Lobster, Staithes (N. Yorks.)
Irish session 2nd Sun 3pm.
"Staithes is about 10 miles north of Whitby, on the
coast road. Turn right into Staithes village from
the main road and park in the car park at the top
of the hill. Walk down into the village - the Cod
is about the last building before you fall into the sea."

Stanhope old Hall, Stanhope (County Durham)
Folk Club 1st Sunday.

Rose & Crown, St Michaels St, St Albans
Session Thurs.

The Queens Hotel, St Bees (Cumbria)
Session on the first Sunday.

The Coneygeare P.H., Eynesbury, St. Neots
St. Neots Folk Club meets Tuesdays.

The George Pub, Stelling Minnis (Kent)
Irish Session Wed.

Red Lion, Old Town High Street, Stevenage
Session every Sunday from 1-3pm.

Royal Oak, Peel Road, Wealdstone (Middlesex)
Herga Folk Club meets every Monday night,
with guests every 3-4 weeks with either theme evenings or open evenings
in between. For further info, contact Dorothy Cullinane on 0923 250640.

Duich Hotel, Dornie (By Kyle of Lochalsh)
Session Sunday nights (9pm). "It is the most welcomming hotel in the
Highlands [...] Mr Fraser even had a big buffet for the regular
musicians at Christmas time and if you can perform your night out wont cost
a penny as drinks are on the house! There are sometimes twenty of us there
at the hight of the season I think he woud be cheaper hiring a band! If you
are in Scotland at all this is definately the place to go."

The Fisherman pub on Fort Street, Broughty Ferry near Dundee
Regular traditional music session every
Thursday night 10pm. This consists mostly of Irish music, with some
Scottish.

MacLean's Real Music Bar, Taybank Hotel, Tay Terrace, Dunkeld, Perthshire, 01350 728606
Open Wed-Sun. Music is supposed to happen at any time of day or night.
Owner is Dougie MacLean: "Music is what this outfit's for. It's not a
question of 'excuse me, mind if I play a wee tune?' We want people playing
loads of wee tunes ... Here, there'll be no TV, no Bandit ... I don't even
care if people are bad musicians, they're enjoying it, and they're giving ...
and I won't vet the type of music either. Traditional, Country, jazz, all
fine by me."
www.dunkeld.co.uk

Hootananny, Fraser Street/Church Street, Inverness
Live music from mid May until the 3rd week in October.
The top two floors will be used as class-rooms, practice rooms, and exhibition
area along with a high quality shop.